You can’t stroll the streets of the Montrose Shopping Park these days without drinking in the striking beauty of our pink trumpet trees, aka tabebuia impetiginosa, one of the most beautiful flowering trees in the world. Its bright blooms fill the sky every spring with a gentle pink color for several weeks. Enjoy them while […]
News from the Montrose -Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce
Early Voting Available this Weekend for April 4 Election If you don’t think your vote matters you are wrong. It does matter! Read on. Did you know that only 20% of the residents of Glendale turned out in the 2015 election? That only 4% and 8,000 votes are needed to win in a Glendale election […]
News from the CV Chamber of Commerce
We love new members at the CV Chamber. Please welcome the following businesses to the Chamber family: Grant Boerner is the publisher of the soon-to-be-printed Neighbors of La Crescenta-Montrose Magazine. Each month’s magazine will feature a cover story about a local family or point of interest. They’ll highlight voices of the community and business profiles. […]
More Construction Closures Announced
Foothill Freeway (I-210) Closures for Pavement Rehabilitation Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill Freeway (I-210) as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Residents and local businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. Noise levels […]
Six Injured in Middle School Explosion
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police and fire departments received a phone call today, Wednesday, at 4 p.m. that there was an explosion at Toll Middle School, 700 Glenwood Road, Glendale. Students from Hoover High School and Toll were conducting a science experiment that was supervised and approved by the school when a bottle exploded. “There […]
LASD – Homicide Detectives Respond to Investigate the Death of a Man, Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives on Thursday, March 2, responded to Mile Marker 18.87 Angeles Forest Highway, Angeles National Forest, to conduct a death investigation. The male adult was discovered on Thursday at approximately 12:30 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no additional information available at this time. Anyone […]
HUNDREDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS EXPECTED TO ATTEND LAUSD CANDIDATE FORUM FOR BOARD DISTRICT 6 AT L.A. MISSION COLLEGE – LED AND MODERATED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Local high school students will lead and moderate a candidate forum for Los Angeles Unified School Board District’s (LAUSD) Board District 6 on Wednesday, March 1, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at L.A. Mission College, Campus Center-Main (13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar). Organized by United Way of Greater Los Angeles, LA Youth Vote and Cal […]
Public’s Help Sought in Dunsmore Avenue Robbery
The Glendale Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance involving a robbery. On 2/16/17 at 12:17 pm, the Glendale Police Department responded to a street robbery in the 4700 block of Dunsmore Avenue. The victim, a 19 year old male from La Crescenta, was walking on the sidewalk in the area of Dunsmore Avenue and […]
Roses Bloom in Montrose
With a wink and a rose, ‘Charlie Chaplin’ welcomed shoppers to the Montrose Shopping Park. By Charly SHELTON Tuesday may have been St. Valentine’s Day but it was over the prior weekend that the Montrose Shopping Park celebrated. On Saturday, Montrose Shopping Park Assn. members Steve Pierce and Dale Dawson, along with Charlie Chaplin […]
Umbrellas and Rain Boots Needed
By Mary O’KEEFE The National Weather Service has advised a wind advisory and flash flood warning that includes the Crescenta Valley area. “There [will be] east to southeast winds increasing to 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles per hour later this morning,” said David Sweet, meteorologist with National […]